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Circinus
Circinus is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name is Latin for a drawing compass, the drafting instrument used to draw circles. French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille introduced it in the mid-18th century while mapping the southern sky, and the International Astronomical Union recognizes it as one of the modern constellations. Its stars are relatively faint, so...
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Puppis
Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky representing the stern, or rear section, of the ship Argo from Greek mythology. Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille created it in the eighteenth century by dividing the large constellation Argo Navis into several smaller constellations. Puppis contains several notable deep-sky objects and lies largely along the bright band of the Milky Way, making it a region of...
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